Appalachian Hymn: String Orchestra Conductor Score & Parts

$55.00 USD

Appalachian Hymn: String Orchestra Conductor Score & Parts

Name: Appalachian Hymn: String Orchestra Conductor Score & Parts
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 98-ST6086
Price: 55.00 USD
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By Soon Hee Newbold

Grade: 1

Item: 98-ST6086

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Your young orchestra will sound rich and mature with this lyrical work by Soon Hee Newbold. Reminiscent of traditional hymns and popular folk tunes, this work uses legato and staccato passages to portray scenic views of nature trails, flowing rivers, and wildflowers. A wonderful selection that will add a lot of depth to the sound of your ensemble! (2:00)

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Series: FJH Beginning Strings

Publisher: The FJH Music Company, Inc.

UPC: 674398217762

SKU: 98-ST6086

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About the Composer: Soon Hee Newbold

Soon Hee Newbold draws on a lifetime of musical immersion across continents to shape her compositional voice. She began piano at five and violin at seven, eventually performing as a concert artist with professional ensembles worldwide before establishing herself as a composer whose works span from Carnegie Hall to intimate school rehearsal rooms.

Newbold's gift is writing music that honors cultural traditions while remaining accessible to developing musicians. Her pieces appear regularly at major venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. As a guest clinician and filmmaker, she continues to connect with musicians at every level, infusing her scores with both sophistication and teachability.

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Why we love this

Newbold captures something genuine here: the sound of a mature ensemble without demanding advanced technique. Young orchestras rarely get to inhabit music this lyrical, where legato singing feels natural and the harmonic support actually strengthens the melodic line rather than complicating it. The folk and hymn idioms ground the writing in something familiar, which lets your students focus on the expressive work that makes string playing rewarding.

What to expect

Open air and unhurried. The piece breathes like a hymn while painting with the kind of detail you find in folk melodies, evoking landscapes more through gesture than description. Legato and staccato contrast creates a natural ebb and flow, as if rivers and wildflowers have their own rhythms.

Who it's for

Beginning string orchestras ready for repertoire that rewards careful playing without technical barriers. This works equally well for a concert showing student growth or a festival where you want the judges to hear musicianship, not just notes played correctly.

How to get the most out of it

Shape the legato passages with slight dynamic swells rather than playing them flat; this mimics how a hymn tune breathes and helps young players understand phrase architecture.
Balance your violas and cellos carefully in the inner voices, they're carrying harmonic color, not just accompaniment, so they need presence without drowning out the violins.
Treat the staccato sections as rhythmic punctuation, not mechanical chop. Think of them as accents that articulate the texture rather than interrupt it.
Let silence do work between phrases. Resist the urge to keep the sound 'full', pulling back actually makes the lyrical sections land with more impact when they return.

How to use it

Pair this with other folk-inspired works or place it mid-concert where it can settle the ensemble and the audience into deeper listening. Its two-minute length makes it an ideal opener for a festival appearance or a centerpiece in a program celebrating American cultural traditions.